Inheritance Is a Practice
What gets passed down is not only property. It is posture, language, and permission.
By Robert Shumake · · 1 min read
Beyond the will
The estate is the smallest part of an inheritance. The larger part is behavioral: how conflict is handled, how money is discussed, what is considered possible.
Transmit deliberately
- Say out loud what you learned the hard way.
- Teach the reasoning, not only the rule.
- Leave a written record for the people who come after.
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